[mythtv-users] Re: Mythtv on x86_64 SMP

[Ian Forde]

On Tue, 2005-01-18 at 00:59 +0100, Axel Thimm wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 09:17:07AM -0800, Ian Forde wrote:
> > The ugly:
> > 1. Not a lot of people are going the x86_64 route.  If you're planning
> > on using Fedora Core 3, expect problems.  Lots of problems.  You may
> > want to consider Gentoo.  So I'd recommend compiling myth and going with
> > CVS.
> 
> Why do you expect more problems with FC3? In fact all FCx builds at
> ATrpms are made on FC3/x86_64 dual opterons, so there are people using
> x86_64. :)

For me, it's the combination of FC3 and x86_64.  So far (and bear in
mind I'm not complaining about anyone but Red Hat here)...

1. UDEV breakage.  The fact that the module loader doesn't work the way
I expect it to - I have to put the loading of modules into a script, and
udev doesn't always pick it up.
2. For so apparent reason, last night haldaemon started spawning lots
and lots of processes.
3. I can't get a backtrace, and efforts to compile with the DEBUG
setting have gone ignored by the developers.  (This, alone, can stop
early adopters from going the x86_64 route.)
4. Red Hat's dual package breakage of yum and apt.
5. Mythmusic was broken on x86_64 for about 4 months because of a goom
compilation problem.  I know it's CVS, but it what it is.

This is not to say that myth doesn't work on FC3/x86_64, only that it
can be problematic...

> Did you try the ATrpms x86_64 CVS builds?

Nope - started with RPMs back in '03, then went to a source-based
install of Myth early in 04.  I still use RPMs for the dependent parts
though... Going with source for me was a way of staying closer to
solving installation problems.  Plus, I'm a sysadmin by trace.  I can
handle it!

	-I